Sarah Graves
Sarah Graves was born in Dearborn County, IN on January 25th, 1825, the Daughter of Franklin Ward Graves and Elizabeth Cooper. Sarah originally did not plan to accompany her parents on their emigration to…
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December 6, 2020
Q&A Expedition Team
Lead by Bill Oudegeest Q1: Examples of inconsistencies among sources? A: Example #1 - Sun December 20th: Sinclair (Eddy’s journal) reports 8 miles travelled this day. Reed’s diary reports 4…
November 9, 2020
Greatest Endurance Feat in History
By Bill Oudegeest, Donner Summit Historical Society On December 16th, presuming the weather cooperates, four extreme athletes will leave Donner Lake on snowshoes to cross the Sierra in a reprise…
November 6, 2020
The Snowshoe Party Becomes the Forlorn Hope
By Bill Oudegeest, Donner Summit Historical Society Life was clearly untenable at Donner Lake for the Donner Party in the winter of 1846-47. They were trapped in the snow. They…
November 3, 2020
Our “Why”
2020 will be remembered as the most pivotal year in our lives. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought worldwide disruption, it opened new paths otherwise not journeyed. I shall be…
November 2, 2020
Forlorn Hope Expedition
By Bill Oudegeest, Donner Summit Historical Society When you match an affinity for endorphins with an affinity for history you might get an interesting activity and a compelling story. That’s…
November 1, 2020